Letter: Thanks for the tax break

After seeing the break down in the Sheboygan Press (Sunday, Dec. 15) of how taxes for the people who own property in this state are assessed, I noticed that the taxes paid to the state of Wisconsin went down 1 cent per thousand dollars of assessed value of your property. So this means that my wife and I saved a whopping 90 cents on the taxes we owe on our $90,000 home to the state of Wisconsin.

I can't thank the governor and the Republicans enough for the huge tax break we received this year. We are trying to figure out what to do with such a large amount. Do we put it into the stock market that seems to be soaring to new highs every day. Or do we put a down payment on the candy bar we had our eyes on for the last year. And I have to get ahold of my accountant and see if this money is going to put us in a higher tax bracket.

Although I may have used up my tax break on the electricity and Internet I used to write this letter. We thank all the people who work in the public sector who were forced to sacrifice so much so we could receive so little. I would like to thank my relatives who work for the Sheboygan schools who lost most of their benefits and some wages. Without your sacrifice I would not be receiving this ungodly amount.

This just proves that Mr. Walker and his cronies did not lie to the people of Wisconsin. Everyone who owns property did receive a deduction on their state taxes. Some just got a little more than others. We can't wait for next year's taxes. We may get a 2-cent state deduction. That means another $1.80 for us. We don't know how we will spend it all.

Robert R. Ries, Sheboygan

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Letter: Thanks for the tax break

After seeing the break down in the Sheboygan Press (Sunday, Dec.

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